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Anne Hathaway - Hathaway has stated that she would have become either an English teacher or psychologist if she were not acting.

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Matt Damon - Damon's best buddy at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Massachusetts was Ben Affleck.

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Jennifer Lawrence - Lawrence dropped out of school at age 14 to pursue her acting career.

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Brad Pitt - Before acting, Pitt had set his sights on journalism, with a focus on advertising.

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Julia Roberts - Roberts' parents ran an acting school. Among the pupils were the children of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Coretta paid Mrs. Roberts' hospital bill when Julia was born.

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George Clooney - The actor's surname is familiar to fans of Hollywood's Golden Age: cabaret singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002) was his aunt!

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Jessica Alba - After hearing that a 21-year-old Chinese fan was contemplating plastic surgery to resemble the actress, Alba spoke out against the perceived need to change one's appearance for love.

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James Franco - In his high school years, Franco was arrested for underage drinking and graffiti vandalism, among other minor misdemeanors.

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Beyoncé - Beyoncé won a school talent show at age seven singing John Lennon's 'Imagine.' 

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Will Smith - The actor confesses to having a deep connection with Hindu spirituality and Indian astrology. 

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Halle Berry - To date, Berry is the only woman of African-American descent to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Bradley Cooper - Cooper has admitted that when he was little people mistook him for a girl because his hair was so long.

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Scarlett Johansson - Johansson has often criticized the media for promoting an image that causes unhealthy diets and eating disorders among women.

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Matthew McConaughey - An animal lover, McConaughey rescued various pets stranded after the flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina.

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Charlize Theron - Born in South Africa, Theron's first language is in fact Afrikaans and not English. 

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Tom Cruise - Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology.  

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Meghan Markle - The former actress made her screen debut as a nurse in an episode of the daytime soap opera 'General Hospital.'

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Jake Gyllenhaal - Gyllenhall is a descendant of a Swedish noble family, the lineage of which stretches back to the mid-17th century.

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Angelina Jolie - As a kid at school, Jolie was teased by other students for being pencil-thin and for wearing glasses and having braces.

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Shemar Moore - The 'S.W.A.T' actor was once a fashion model.

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Mila Kunis - The actress has heterochromia iridum, a condition in which the irises are different colors. Her left eye is brown, while her right eye is green.

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Patrick Dempsey - The actor maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, and also enjoys auto racing in his spare time.

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Jennifer Hudson - Hudson's film debut in 'Dreamgirls' (2008) won her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Ryan Gosling - The Canadian actor has come a long way since he began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1993–1995).

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Jennifer Aniston - The former 'Friends' star is not just a pretty face—she studies Budokan karate! 

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David Beckham - Former soccer player David Beckham's nickname, given to him by wife Victoria during his playing years, is "Golden Balls."

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Taylor Swift -

Taylor was named after the singer-songwriter James Taylor.

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Simon Baker - The 'Mentalist' star is an Australian, having been born in Launceston, Tasmania. 

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Idris Elba -

When he's not acting, London-born Elba performs as a DJ under the name DJ Big Driis (or Big Driis the Londoner).

Sources: (HuffPost)

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